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autumn - smaii groups known as "trips" of these delightful mountain-breeding plovers break their migration on Pendie, resting amongst the hikers and dog- waikers. Pendie's summit is also often
frequented in late autumn and winter by smaii numbers of snow buntings. Small numbers of red grouse can also
still be found here, but they are more common on the heather moors of Bowland where they are joined by one of England's rarest birds of prey, the hen harrier. The sight of one of these elegant raptors performing its spring "sky dancing" dispiay - an exuberant rollercoaster series of steep dives high over the feii, is an unforgettable experience. Other scarce birds of the uplands making their home in Bowland include the dainty merlin, as well as peregrine falcon, short-eared owl, ring ouzei and raven, as well as waders such as curlews and lapwings. Bowland is also one of the few places where the song of the declining and
h e imposing ridge of Pendie Hill is an irresistible draw to one of the special birds to be found in this area
now red-listed common cuckoo can still be heard. Tucked away between the fells and Gisburn Forest lies east Lancashire's premier bird watching site. Stocks Reservoir. As well as holding large numbers of
water birds in winter such as teal, wigeon and pintail, it also hosts rare breeding species such as red-breasted merganser and a recent colonist, Mediterranean gull. In some winters there is a large gathering of starlings, whose evening roost flights, many thousands strong, are truly spectacular. The regular occurrence of migrants
attracts bird watchers to Stocks with birds such as common ccoter and little gull stopping off while taking a short-cut across the Pennines on their way to and from their wintering grounds in the Irish Sea. The upland woodlands and pastures around Stocks are frequented by all five regular British breeding species of owls - little, barn, tawny, short-eared and long eared and nearby a sixth species, the huge Eurasian eagle owl, has become established breeding successfully for the last three years. Further downstream frequenting the
catchment of the Ribble and Hodder are common sandpipers, dippers and grey wagtails, as well as the stately goosander. Woodlands hold redstarts and pied
flycatchers and from time to time the sibilant trill of the sadly declining Wood Warbler can be heard. Late autumn sees fields and hedgerows
full of redwings and fieldfares - thrushes from Fennoscandia - and from late January onwards the distant cackling of geese can heard as thousands of pink footed Geese fly from Norfolk to graze the fresh grass of the Fylde. The gardens of our towns and villages
sometimes attract interesting avian visitors such as siskin and redpoll and in their "invasion" years flocks of the beautiful waxwing appear, sometimes even in the most urban locations such as Booths's car park, where they feast on rowan and cotoneaster berries. Influxes of waxwings, such as that of last year, are often repeated the following year! • For more information about bird
watching in east Lancashire visit
www.eastlancashireornithologists.co.uk • But if the thrill of birding locally is not
enough, the Ribble Valley is home to one of the world's leading bird tour companies. Birdquest has been operating tours all
over the globe since 1981, taking clients from Alaska to Antarctica, visiting hundreds of destinations annually. So if the thought of seeing an Andean Cock-of- the-Rock or a Shoebill excites you, why not visit
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Left: Shoebill in Uganda Below: Snow Bunting on Pendie Hill, (s)
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Right: Eurasian Dotterel on Pendie Hill (s) Left: Red Grouse (s) Centre: Andean Cock-of-the-Rock (s) Photos by Pete Morris and Mike Watson
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